Tricity Bendix WDR 1241, WDR 1041 User Manual

WASHER-DRYER

WDR 1041
WDR 1241

OPERATING & INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS

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Installation

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This appliance is heavy. Care should be taken when
moving it.

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It is dangerous to alter the specifications or attempt
to modify this product in any way.

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All packing and transit bolts must be removed before
use. Serious damage can occur to the product and to
property if this is not adhered to. See relevant section
in instructions.

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Any plumbing work required to install this appliance
should be carried out by a qualified plumber or
competent person.

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Any electrical work required to install this appliance
should be carried out by a qualified electrician or
competent person.

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Care must be taken to ensure that the appliance does
not stand on the electrical supply cable.

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If the machine is situated on a carpeted floor, please
adjust the feet in order to allow air to circulate freely.

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Always be sure, that there is no water leakage from
hoses and their connections after the installation.

Child Safety

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This appliance is designed to be operated by adults.
Children should not be allowed to tamper with the
controls or play with the product.

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Pets and children have been known to climb into
washer-dryers. Please check your drum before use.

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The glass door becomes very hot during the washing
and drying cycle. Keep children away from the
vicinity of the appliance whilst it is in operation.

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Keep all packaging well away from children.

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Keep all detergents in a safe place out of children’s
reach.

Use

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Always unplug the appliance and turn off the water
supply after use.

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Do not overload the appliance. See relevant section
in the instruction book.

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Only wash and dry fabrics which are designed to be
machine washed and dried. If in doubt, consult the
care label on the clothes.

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Before washing, ensure that all pockets are empty
and buttons and zips are fastened. Avoid washing
frayed or torn articles and treat stains such as paint,
ink, rust, and grass before washing. Underwired bras
must NOT be machine washed.

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Any objects such as coins, safety pins, nails, screws,
stones or any other hard, sharp material can cause
extensive damage and must not be placed into the
machine.

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Garments which have been in contact with volatile
petroleum products should not be machine washed.
If volatile cleaning fluids are used, care should be
taken to ensure that the fluid is removed from the
garment before placing in the machine.

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Wash small items such as socks, laces, washable
belts etc in a washing bag or pillow case as it is
possible for such items to slip down between the tub
and the inner drum.

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Only use the advised quantities of fabric softener.
Damage to the fabric can ensue if you over-fill.
Refer to the manufacturer’s recommendations of
quantities.

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As some duvets and eiderdowns should be
washed/dried in large commercial machines because
of their bulk, please check with the manufacturer of
the item before washing in a domestic machine.

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The users should always check that they have not
left their gas lighters (disposable or otherwise) in
their clothing.

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Never tumble dry items that have had contact with
chemicals such as dry cleaning fluid.These are of a
volatile nature and could cause an explosion.
Only tumble dry items which have been washed in
water or require airing.

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Plastic detergent dispensers should not remain in the
drum during the drying cycle, as the plastic used is
not designed to withstand the heat. If you wish to
wash-through-to-dry you should use the
conventional detergent dispenser drawer.

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Leave the porthole door slightly ajar between washes
to preserve the door seal.

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Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair
the machine yourself. Repairs carried out by
inexperienced persons may cause injury or serious
malfunctioning. Furthermore, it will invalidate your
guarantee. Contact your local Service Force Centre.
Always insist on genuine spare parts.

Important Safety Information

It is most important that this instruction book should be retained with the appliance for future
reference. Should the appliance be sold or transferred to another owner, or should you move
house and leave the appliance, always ensure that the book is supplied with the appliance in
order that the new owner can get to know the functioning of the appliance and the relevant
warnings. These warnings have been provided in the interest of safety. You MUST read them
carefully before installing or using the appliance.

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Contents

For the User

Important Safety Information

2

Your New Washer-Dryer

4

Description of the Appliance

5
Detergent dispenser drawer 5
Child safety feature 5

The Control Panel

6-9

Operating sequence

10-11

Washing 10
Load the laundry 10

Measure out the detergent 10
Measure out the fabric softener 10
Switch the machine on

and select the required programme 10
Select the spin speed or the “rinse hold” option 11
Select the desired options 11
Start the programme 11
How to change an option or a programme

during its cycle 11
How to cancel a programme during its cycle 11
How to open the door during the cycle of

a programme 11
End of programme 11
Programme Information 11

Drying 2.5 kg of cotton 12
Autodrying 2 kg of synthetics 12

Washing and Drying Hints

13

Which detergent to use?.... 14

And in which form? 14

Wash Care Symbols

15

Washing Programmes

16-17

Drying Programmes

18

Maintenance and Cleaning

19-20
Descaling 19
After each wash 19
Maintenance wash 19
External cleaning 19
Cleaning the dispenser drawer 19
Cleaning the drawer recess 19-20
Cleaning the pump 20
Cleaning the water inlet filter 20-21
The dangers of freezing 21
Emergency emptying out 21

Something Not Working

22-23

Service and Spare Parts

23

Guarantee Conditions

24

For the Installer

Installation Instructions

25

Technical Specifications

25
Unpacking 26
Positioning 26
Water inlet 27
Water drainage 27-28
Levelling 28
Special conditions 28
In the interest of the environment 28
Electrical connection 29

Guide to use the Instruction Book

The following symbols will be found in the text to guide you throughout the instructions:

Safety instructions
Hints and tips
Environmental information

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Your New Washer-Dryer

This new machine, meets all modern requirements for effective treatment of laundry with low
water, energy and detergent consumption.

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The special wool programme with its new delicate
wash system treats your woollens with extreme care.

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The balance control device ensures that the
machine remains stable when spinning.

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Automatic cooling of the wash water to 60°C

before draining, with the 95°C programme. This
reduces thermal shock to fabrics, helping to prevent
creasing.

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The two drying programmes will give your wash
that soft, relaxed feel whatever the weather.

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The ECO VALVE allows total use of detergent and
reduces water consumption so saving energy.

Ecological hints

To save water and energy and help protect the
environment, we recommend that you follow these
hints:

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Adjust the quantity of detergent according to the
hardness of your water supply, the amount of
laundry and the degree of soiling.

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Select the “Quick” wash option for lightly soiled
laundry .

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A programme without prewash is sufficient for
normally soiled laundry.

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Try to load the maximum drying capacity of the
machine as small loads are uneconomical.

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Always load well spun laundry. The higher the spin
speed, the lower the electricity consumption and the
shorter the drying times.

In the interest
of the environment

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Materials marked with the symbol are
recyclable.

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Check with your local Council or Environmental
Health Office to see if there are facilities in your area
for re-cycling this appliance.

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When the appliance is to be scrapped, cut off the
power supply cable and make the door lock device
unusable to prevent young children from being
trapped inside.

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Help to keep your country tidy - use authorised
disposal sites for your old appliance.

The symbol on the product or on its packaging
indicates that this product may not be treated as
household waste. Instead it should be taken to the
appropriate collection point for the recycling of
electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this
product is disposed of correctly, you will help
prevent potential negative consequences for the
environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling
of this product. For more detailed information about
recycling of this product, please contact your local
council, your household waste disposal service or the
shop where you purchased the product.

How do we help to protect the environment?
We use recycled paper!

Important

Your machine is fitted with a balance control device, which ensures the machine is stable during the spin.
If the wash load appears not to have been spun sufficiently at the end of the wash cycle, it is because it is not evenly
distributed in the drum, the balance control device may have operated. It will therefore be necessary to redistribute the
wash load manually and select a spin programme. For more detailed information see the section headed "Something
Not Working".

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Description of the Appliance

1 Detergent dispenser drawer
2 Control panel
3 Door opening handle
4 Drain pump
5 Adjustable feet

Detergent dispenser drawer

Prewash
Main wash
Fabric softener

Child safety feature

This machine incorporates a special child safety feature
to prevent small children from being trapped inside the
machine.
To activate this device, rotate the button (without
pressing it) inside the door clockwise until the groove is
horizontal. If necessary use a coin.
To disable this device and restore the possibility of
closing the door, rotate the button anti-clockwise until
the groove is vertical.

COTTON
COTTON economy
COTTON
FAST COLOURS
NON FAST COLOURS
COTTON
COTTON DRY

SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC DRY

1

13

40°

DELICATE

1

95°

14

30°

DELICATE

2

60°

15

40°

WOOL

3

60°

16

30°

WOOL

4

50°

17

WOOL cold

5

40°

6

30°

7

18

SOAK

30°

19

rinses

8

60°

20

softener

9

50°

21

drain

10

40°

22

spin

11

30°

23

MINI program

12

30°

2

PROGRAMME

23

1

22

2

1000

21

3

4

20
19

18

7

17

16

8

15

9

14

10

13

11

12

prewash

900

intensive

700

5

500

extra rinse

6

half

quick

spin

load

wash

WDR 1041 W

wash

dry

end

time

option

start

dry

pause

time

3

4

5

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P1131

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The Control Panel

Attention!

If you turn the programme selector dial to another
programme when the machine is working, a warning
message appears for 3 seconds on the display.

3 “spin” button

Press this button repeatedly to change the spin speed, if
you want your laundry to be spun at a speed different
from the one proposed by the washer-dryer or to choose
the “rinse hold” option. The relevant light will
light up.

Maximum speeds are:

• for cottons: 1200 rpm for the Model WDR 1241 W

1000 rpm for the Model WDR 1041 W

• for synthetics fabrics and Wool: 900 rpm;for

•

for delicate fabrics and MINI program 30°: 700 rpm.

“rinse hold” position: when you choose this

option, the machine will not drain the water of the last
rinse, so as not to crease the laundry.

At the end of the cycle, the light of the “start pause”
button goes out, the “end” light illuminates but the door
is locked to indicate that the water must be drained. A
flashing zero appears on the display.

To complete the cycle, there are 2 possibilities:

• Select programme 21 (drain) and then depress the
start pause button: the water is emptied out without
spinning.

• Select programme 22 (spin). Select the spin speed
by means of the relevant button and then depress the
start pause button. The water is emptied out and
the laundry is spun at the selected spin speed.

1 Detergent dispenser drawer

and programme guide

2 Programme selector dial

The selector dial is divided into the following sections:

• Cottons (from 1 to 7 )

• Synthetics (from 8 to 12 )

• Delicates (13 and 14 )

• Wool (Handwash) (15, 16 and 17)

• Soak 30, rinses, softener, drain, spin and MINI

program 30° (from 18 to 23)

• “O” Off = Reset/Switching the machine off

The selector dial can be turned either clockwise or
anticlockwise.

Cotton economy (programme 2) position corresponds
to the ENERGY SAVING programme for cotton and
position “O” Off to Reset programme/Switching off of
the machine.

corresponds to a cold wash.

At the end of the programme the selector dial must be
always turned to position “O” Off , to switch the
machine off .

COTTON
COTTON economy
COTTON
FAST COLOURS
NON FAST COLOURS
COTTON
COTTON DRY

SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC
SYNTHETIC DRY

95°
60°
60°
50°
40°
30°

60°
50°
40°
30°

DELICATE

2

WOOL

3

WOOL

4

WOOL cold

5
6
7

SOAK

8

rinses

9

softener

10

drain

11

spin

MINI

12

program

14

30°

15

40°

16

30°

17

18

30°

19
20
21
22
23

30°

13

40°

DELICATE

1

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

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PROGRAMME

23

22

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

14

13

9

10

11

12

23

22

14

PROGRAMME

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

13

11

12

1000

900

700

500

quick

spin

wash

prewash

intensive

extra rinse

half
load

option

time

start

dry

pause

time

wash

dry

end

WDR 1041 W

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Attention! Before selecting the 21 (drain) or the 22
(spin) programmes, the selector dial must to be turned to
the “O” Off position.

Important!

The rinse hold option cannot be selected for
the automatic WASHING & DRYING programme.

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“quick wash” button

Select this option for laundry that is only slightly soiled

(not available for C

OTTONS economy 60° - programme

2, M

INI 30° - programme 23 and WOOL - programmes

15, 16 and 17).
The washing time will be reduced according to the type
of fabric and the selected temperature.

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“half load” button

Select this option to reduce water consumption on the
rinse cycle when washing ONLY a smaller load of
cottons or linens (maximum load size = 2.5 kg).
The machine performs the rinses with less water.

Note

It is possible to select this option when selecting the
automatic Washing & Drying cycle (maximum load
size = 2.5 kg).

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“option” button

Press this button to select the following options:

• prewash: select this option if you wish your laundry

to be prewashed at 30° C before the main wash (

not

available for

WOOL - programmes 15, 16 and 17 and

MINI 30° - programme 23).

The prewash ends with a short spin at 650 rpm in
programmes for cotton and synthetic fabrics, whereas
in the programme for delicate fabrics the water is only
drained.

• intensive: this option can be selected for heavily

soiled laundry.
If you depress this button the washing intensity will
be increased and the washing time will be prolonged
by few minutes depending on the selected type of
fabric.
This option can be selected with all cottons and
synthetic programmes but cannot be selected with
the Energy saving programme C

OTTONS economy

60° - programme 2.

• extra rinse: this option can be selected with all

programmes, except the W

OOL - programmes 15, 16

and 17

and

MINI 30° - programme 23. The machine

will add 2 rinses to the programmes for cotton and 1
rinse to the programmes for synthetics.

This option is recommended for people who are
allergic to detergents, and areas where the water is
very soft.

The prewash, the intensive and the extra rinse options
cannot be selected together by means of the relevant
button.

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display

The following pieces of information are shown on the
display:

•

Duration of washing programme in hours and
minutes, after you have selected a programme.

While the programme is running (after you have
pressed the “start pause” button), the displayed time
value decreases by one unit every minute.

• Selected drying time in minutes or hours and

minutes (max 130 mins).

After the programme has started the time remaining is

updated every minute.

• The washing machine has stopped with water in

the tub, at the end of a programme with

“rinse hold” option or at the end of the SOAK 30° -

programme 18: this is indicated by a flashing zero.

2.05

1.25

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• The washing machine has completed the

programme: this is indicated by a flashing zero

.

Important!
The first time you use the washing machine, when

you switch it on, it may display a flashing zero. This is
due to the fact that the washing machine has performed
a washing cycle during the manufacturer’s inspection
tests, and this cycle has not been erased after its
completion.

• An incorrect option selection has been made: this is
indicated by the message Err when a function
incompatible with the current programme is selected.

• An alarm code indicates a fault in the machine
operation (see the relevant chapter on page 22-23).

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“Dry time” button

By depressing this button you can select a timed
programme for cotton or synthetics, the relevant light
illuminates.

For C

OTTONS and SYNTHETICS you can select a

drying time from 10 minutes to 130 minutes (

2.10).

Every time you press the button the time increases by
5 mins.

10 “start pause” button

This button has two functions:

• Start: after you have selected the desired programme

and options, press this button to start the machine. The
light above the button will stop flashing and remain lit.

• Pause: when you press this button again, the

programme in progress is interrupted. The light above
the button will start flashing. To restart the
programme, press the button again.

Important! You must set the washing machine to
PAUSE before you make any change in the programme
in progress.

10 Programme phase indicator

lights

When you select a programme, all the pilot lights are off.
After you have pressed the start pause button (the
washing programme starts), the “wash” light illuminates.

end

dry

wash

0

60

time

dry

time

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When selecting a drying programme, if you turn the
programme selector dial to the “dry” position or depress
the dry time button in Automatic Washing & Drying
cycle, the “dry” pilot light illuminates.

When the “dry” light is on, the washer -dryer is
performing the drying cycle.

At the end of the washing or drying programme, the
“wash” and/or “dry” light goes off and the “end” light
illuminates.

Important!

The spin speed will automatically assume the setting for
cotton items. If required, reduce the speed to the desired
level by depressing the “spin” button.

S

OFTENER - 20

Hand washed garments can be starched or softened with
this programme.
The machine performs 1 rinse, followed by a final long
spin at the maximum speed, which can be reduced by
depressing the “spin” button.

The final spin is foreseen only for cotton items as in
the spin programme.

D

RAIN

- 21

For emptying out the water of the programme
“Soak 30” or at the end of a programme with the
“Rinse Hold” option.
Turn first the programme selector dial to “O” Off, then
select the “Drain” programme and depress the “start

pause” button.

S

PIN - 22

Separate long spin at the max speed for hand washed
garments. It has to be used for cotton items. You can
reduce the speed by means of “Spin” button to adapt it
to the fabrics to be spun.

M

INI program 30°

This is a complete programme that can be combined
with the following options: spin speed reduction /

rinse hold.

To be used for laundry which is lightly soiled or which
needs fre

shening up.
Max. load 2.5 kg.

Washing temperature 30 C.
Programme duration 30 minutes.
Final spin speed 700 rpm.

“O” = Reset programme /switching the machine off
To reset a programme or switching the machine of, turn
the selector dial to “O” Off.
Now a new programme can be selected.

Programme Information

SOAK

- 18

This is a special programme for heavily soiled laundry.
The machine performs a soak of about 20 minutes at
30°C. At the end of the soak time the machine will stop
automatically with water left in the tub. The display
will show a flashing zero.
Pour the detergent for the soak programme into the
compartment marked

.

This programme cannot be used for very delicate
fabrics or Wool.

Before starting a new washing phase, it is necessary to
empty out the water by:

• draining only: turn the programme selector dial to
programme 21 “drain” and depress the start pause
button).

• draining and spin: turn the programme selector dial
to programme 22 “spin”, reduce the spin speed by
means of the “spin” button, and then depress start

pause button.

Important!

• At the end of the soak (after having emptied out the
water) you can select the washing programme. First
turn the programme selector dial to “O”, then select
the programme and depress the “start pause” button.

R

INSES - 19

With this programme it is possible to rinse and spin the
garments which have been washed by hand. The
machine performs 3 rinses, followed by a final long spin
at the maximum speed.